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The U.S. Department of energy's National Renewable energy Laboratory (NREL) and Iberdrola Renewables have jointly deployed the first of several solar resource measuring stations as part of a planned instrumentation network throughout the United States.

Warrior Girl Corp. announced that it has signed a Letter of Intent to acquire 100% of American Hydro energy Company's stock in return for restricted shares of common stock of Warrior Girl. The company's purchase of Hydro is subject to due diligence by both parties.

First Wind announced that it has begun construction of its Milford Wind Corridor Project. The Milford Wind Corridor Project will have a capacity of up to 203 megawatts (MW) upon its completion, making it one of the largest renewable energy facilities in Utah and the largest wind energy farm in the state. It will feature a total of 97 wind turbines. Construction of this project is expected to be completed by the end of 2009.

MONTREAL, QUEBEC, CANADA - november 17, 2008 - ICP Solar Technologies Inc. (OTCBB: ICPR.OB, FRANKFURT: K1U.F), a developer, manufacturer and marketer of proprietary solar panels and products, today announced that it will begin shipping its new, patented, Sunsei® GreenMeter this month. The initial customer, an education products company, will be installing the GreenMeter in 30 high schools across North America - providing scientific training stations for labs within a curriculum that focuses on renewable energy. The Sunsei® GreenMeter hybrid energy monitor will be the centerpiece of these stations, and it will interface with solar panels, wind turbines, and a battery system that monitors energy output. Students can measure electrical power production from both solar and wind sources, analyzing the resulting energy vis-à-vis existing weather conditions.

Kyocera Corporation has announced plans to build a new 350-megawatt (MW) solar cell manufacturing facility. The new plant, located in Yasu City, Shiga Prefecture, Japan, will be the Kyocera Group's largest manufacturing facility in Japan. Construction of the plant is scheduled to start in early 2009 and be completed by year's end, with production scheduled to begin in the spring of 2010.

Conergy AG has sold two solar photovoltaic (PV) plants, Igling-Buchloe and Neuhaus, to a German Emissionshaus. The plants have been completed and are now feeding power into the public grid. Both plants were planned and developed by the Conergy subsidiary EPURON, with financing provided by a German regional bank.

Duke energy has appointed Julie Janson, senior vice president of ethics and compliance, and corporate secretary, as president of Duke Energy Ohio and Duke Energy Kentucky, effective December 1, 2008.

Xcel energy has filed a request with the Colorado Public Utilities Commission to increase electricity bills for typical residential customers by $5.13 a month to $66.31, or 8.4%, based on usage of 625kWh. Small-business customers would see an increase of $7.84 a month to $105.83, or 8%, based on usage of 1,025kWh.

Aventine Renewable energy Holdings, a producer, marketer and end-to-end provider of clean renewable energy, has temporarily suspended construction of its Aurora bio-refinery in Nebraska; and will extend the remaining construction schedule at its Mount Vernon bio-refinery in Indiana.

Duke energy Corp. is still waiting for North Carolina regulators to rule on its Save-A-Watt energy-efficiency program. But that doesn’t mean the company’s efforts are on hold.